The Dragon's Gem by Donna Flynn

Author:Donna Flynn [Flynn, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00DY07HYU
Goodreads: 18196157
Publisher: Donna Flynn
Published: 2013-07-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

***Aurora***

I waited eagerly for most of the morning, confident Draco would come as soon as possible to see me. As the sun moved higher in the sky, though, I became disheartened. Had it all been a lie? Had he morphed back into Dr. Jekyll again?

“Did you have a good time last night?” my father asked as I walked into the library where I waited in vain for Draco to appear.

“It was fun. The kids here are so nice and they have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome.” I heard his sigh of relief and smiled, happy to offer him something to alleviate his concerns about me.

“I’m glad, Max told me how great the kids here were, but I was very worried that our moving here might not be the best thing for you.”

“Dad, I’m fine, and I wanted this for you. You deserve to live your dream without having me burdening you.”

He took my hand and I felt him sit next to me. “Sweetheart, you have never been a burden. I love you and I thank the lord everyday that I have you in my life.”

Tears welled in my eyes at his heartfelt response. “If it weren’t for me you might still have her,” I told him.

“Because of you I always have a piece of her nearby.” I felt his finger brush across my cheek. “You are the best part of your mother and when I miss her, all I have to do is look at you and I and I am reminded that although our time together was short, in that time we created something perfect from our love.”

“Thanks, dad,” I murmured as he hugged me close.

“I didn’t do anything but tell the truth,” he said, placing a kiss on my head as he rose from the sofa as the doorbell chimed. “I suppose this will be the younger Pendragon come to call on you?”

“Dad, please behave,” I warned, my cheek flushing furiously.

“It’s a father’s right to harass his daughter’s boyfriends,” he said with a chuckle.

“He’s not my boyfriend…he’s…”

“He really wants to be her boyfriend,” Draco finished for me.

I felt him the moment he entered the room. His essence washed over me, bringing great joy, erasing all of the sadness I had felt just moments before. “Draco, you don’t…” He took my hand in his and my words died.

“I do,” he said lifting my hand and brushing the back of it softly with his lips.

“I think I’ll give you two sometime alone,” my father muttered, making a hasty departure, clearly uncomfortable in such an unfamiliar situation.

“How are you?” he asked, brushing my lips with his own. My body trembled in response and he chuckled. “So you’re not immune to my charms.”

I sighed and laid my head on his chest. “I’m not immune to anything about you,” I confided.

“Good to know,” he murmured.

“I thought maybe you weren’t going to come today,” I said, hoping I didn’t sound whiny and needy.

“Yeah, about that.” He pulled me to his side, his arm around my back, his hand on my waist.

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